Tourist attractions Lecce

Religious buildings

v. Umberto I 3 I - 73100 Lecce

The work of several architects and representative of the Lecce Baroque style of the 16C-17C. The façade with its sumptuous upper section precedes a long narrow and bright interior which is similar to the style used in Florence by Briunelleschi. It ha..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

Piazza del Duomo I - 73100 Lecce

Completely surrounded by Baroque buildings and heralded by an arch facing Corso Vittorio Emanuele, this is one of the most remarkable squares in southern Italy. You will see the campanile (by Giuseppe Zimbaloand) followed by the cathedral (by the sam..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

I - 73100 Lecce

All that remains of the 16C ramparts that encircled the historic centre of Lecce are the castle and a few vestiges of the city defences. A ring of avenues now delineates the centre, at the heart of which is the lively Piazza Sant'Oronzo, the small ch..

Religious buildings

v. Perroni 29 I - 73100 Lecce

Think you know Rome? If the answer is yes, you will probably the distinct similarities between this harmonious facade built by Achille Carducci between 1667 and 1700 and the Church of San Carlo with Four Fountains by Borromini.

Museums and art

Viale Gallipoli 28 I - 73100 Lecce

In addition to a rich archaeological collection and an art gallery, this museum has a very large collection of ceramics with two Attic vases decorated with red figures that particularly stand out. There is also a collection of epigraphs and two beaut..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

v. del 25 Luglio I - 73100 Lecce

This is the former Celestine monastery, situated beside Basilica of the Holy-Cross, which today is home to the town authorities. The ground-floor level was built by Zimbalo who belonged to this family of artists from Lecce which influenced church and..

v. Vittorio Emanuele I - 73100 Lecce

Religious buildings

v. Libertini I - 73100 Lecce

This church was the last piece of work by Giuseppe Zimbalo sand the facade features an abundance of decoration which is both exuberant yet gracious. Inside there are several retables, the sumptuousness of which would be hard to match.

Architecture, castles and historic districts

v. Palmieri I - 73100 Lecce

This street is bordered by several elegant buildings including Marrese Palace (or Palazzo Palmieri), built in the 18C, opposite the piazzetta Falconieri. At the end of the street, stands the Porta Napoli, a Triumphant arch, built in the 16C in honour..

Via Manfredi I - 73100 Lecce

Religious buildings

Au nord de la ville, près du cimetière I - 73100 Lecce

Built in 1180 by de Lecce, and rebuilt in 1716, probably by Giuseppe Cino who kept the central part of the old Romanesque façadem with its small rose window and Norman portal. There is and attractive Baroque structure in the 16C cloisters.

Religious buildings

S613 I - 73100 Lecce

This enchanting Benedictine abbey, in its isolated country setting, dates back to the 12C. The church, which has preserved some of the frescoes that once decorated the entire surface is flanked on the north side by a fine portico with historiated cap..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

Piazza S. Oronzo I - 73100 Lecce

This vibrant square in the centre of the old town is dominated by the statue of the Patron Saint of the town who occupies one of the two columns that mark the end of the Appian way. It is bordered on its south side by the ruins of the old amphitheatr..